Lawton Council trims bond issue by 1.1 million
An 8 to 1 vote reduced the bond issue by 1.1 million as councilors debated funding for water projects. Proposals include 400k for Lake Ellsworth storage, a Gore Boulevard line relocation, and 1.5 million to move a Sheridan Road line, with ongoing work and needs for pressure and future growth.
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Lake Ellsworth
Gore Boulevard
Whitaker
Sheridan Road
Lee Boulevard
A3rd Street
Lawton
97Th and Lee
East Lawton
Flower Mound Road
East Gore Boulevard
Don Whitaker
Fall of Phuoc Binh Living City in Communist Offensive
North Vietnamese troops assaulted Phuoc Binh and Nui Ba Den base near Tay Ninh, driving government forces from Phuoc Binh and crippling its civilian population. Casualty figures were not released, with refugees swelling the city as two missionary nuns from New Zealand remained unconfirmed.
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Phuoc Binh
Phuoc Binh City
Song Be
1St Air Cavalry Division
South Vietnam
Quang Tri City
le Trung Hien
Saigon
Hien
New Zealand
Nui Ba den
Black Virgin Mountain
Tay Ninh City
U.S
de Viet
Hall of Oklahoma backs tax reform and long term governorship
Oklahoma Governor Hall touts a four year tax reform package that cuts taxes for over 70 percent, lifts burdens on those earning under 10 000 and taxes the wealthy, notes four year no tax increase period, and calls for a six year governor term to finish programs. He urges lawmakers and the public to shape the state's future with God’s blessing.
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Oklahoma
Boren
Hall
House
Bill Willis
Senate
Gene Howard
Soldier Tretteen dies after jumping from dam near Medicine Park
Investigators say Fort Sill soldier Tretteen jumped from a dam Monday night after refusing to return to his unit. He had warned he was armed and dangerous and earlier called CRISIS, later found with a .22 rifle. Renowned officers traced the incident to the lake and Creek, with life-saving efforts and hospital transfers following.
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Medicine Park
Comanche County
Page One
Tretteen
la Crescent
Calif
Roy Bryant
Neil Springborn
Fort Sill
Darrell Smith
Donald Baker
Ronnie Haynes
Haynes
Lawton Police Department
Bryant
Springborn
Memorial Hospital
Kirk
Reynolds Army Hospital
Reynolds
Fort
Lawton
John Shirliff
Union Bus
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Shirliff
Sixth Street widening plan angers city residents
Brune outlined a federal funded relocation and resurfacing plan for Sixth Street in Lawton. despite a postponed widening, trenches for new water lines and hydrant relocations disrupt the area and residents say they received little notice.
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Sixth Street
Brune
Gore
Ferris
Sixth
Mike Johnson
Museum of the Great Plains
Urban Transportation Planning Branch Planning Division
Oklahoma Department of Highways
Lawton Metropolitan Area
70 Minute Film A Thief in the Night
A 70 minute film titled A Thief in the Night is scheduled for 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Church of God on Ninth and Lee Blvd. The public is invited to attend.
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Church of God, Ninth and Lee Blvd
Funerals for multiple locals listed in Lawton area notices
Funeral services are announced for Alfred Mietchen 86 of 1208 Lake with Norman Williams officiating at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in LawtonRitterDalton Funeral Home chapel and burial in Highland Cemetery. Andrew Unc Johnson 64, longtime Lawton resident, dies in Dallas and funeral at 1 p.m. Friday at Singer Hill Funeral Home with burial in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. Mrs Isabell Montgomery 82 of 1713 Lindy dies in local hospital. funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Northside Baptist Church with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors listed include family members across Dallas Los Angeles Denver and Marshall.
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Lake
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Norman Williams
Highland Cemetery
Mietchen
Lawton
Andrew
Unc) Johnson
Singer Hill Funeral Home
Dallas
Tex
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
Johnson
Marshall
Columbia
Johnny
Charlotte Johnson
Los Angeles
Calif
Oralee. Brooks
Cree Thomas
Lucille Warren
Albert Johnson
Isabell Montgomery
Lindy
Northside Baptist Church
A.J. Jorgenson
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Becker Funeral Home
Montgomery
Woodberry
Sterling
Brinkman
Robert C. Montgomery
Ruby L. Lindsey
Midwest City
Margie F. Moore
Denver City
Louis F. Montgomery
Anaheim
Donald E. Montgomery
Ethel French
Blacksburg
S. M. Thompson
Tucson
Ariz
Ernest H. Thompson
Lawton City Manager Fountaine Status Unclear
Lawton city manager James Fountaine appears to face replacement as councilmen narrow applicants to three. an announcement is expected soon, with some saying by January 10. He has served 11 years in Lawton and previously led Pinellas Park Florida Berkley Michigan and Palmer Alaska.
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Mike Johnson
Sixth
Fifth Street
Lawton
Elmer Thomas Park
McMahon Foundation
Sixth Street
Fountaine
Whitaker
Pinellas Park
Fla
Berkley
Mich
Palmer
Alaska
University of Oklahoma
Washington State University
Pueblo Board of Water Works
Laurie
Kimberly
Cynthia
Rebecca
Cameron University
Arab leaders discuss cooperation amid Lebanon tensions
President Hafez Assad arrived in Lebanon for a six hour visit to discuss military aid and a joint response to possible Israeli action. Lebanese Premier Rashid Solh denied Palestinian guerrillas have Syrian missiles and urged calm as Israel warned of broader conflict.
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URIAN
Hafez Assad
Lebanon
Israel
Assad
Suleiman Franjieh
Chtaura
Franjieh
Syria
Ahmed Iskander Ahmed
South
Rashid Solh
Solh
Shimon Peres
Peres
Knesset
Saika
United Nations
New York
Jerusalem
Yigal Allen
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Allen
United States
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Paris
le Monde
U.N. General Assembly
Arafat
Beirut
Cairo
Zaid
Oklahoma City Market Report on Cattle and Calves
Oklahoma City AP market note shows 4400 head with slaughter cows 14.50 to 18.50, feeders not sold early, cutters 10.75 to 15.00, bulls 25.00 to 28.00 per hundredweight, slaughter steers 35.80 to 36.70, replacement cows 16.00 to 16.50, and stock cows 11.00 to 14.50, with variable weights and values.
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Oklahoma City
Wheeler Mayo Dies in Sallisaw at 72
Wheeler Mayo 72 publisher of the Sequoyah County Times and longtime Oklahoma journalist died today after years of strokes. He led Big Basin Broadcasters owner KRBB radio and chaired First National Bank until last year resigning health. Mayo served 30 years on state boards including GRDA director until 1957 dispute with Public Service Co of Oklahoma.
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Sallisaw
Wheeler Mayo
Sequoyah
GRDA
Public Service Co
Oklahoma
Food stamp program edges toward budget cuts under Ford plan
President Ford directs higher food stamp charges to save $215 million in the final four months of the fiscal year ending June 30. An additional $110 million savings is expected from tighter administration. The rolls rose to a record 15.4 million in November, up 600,000 from October, with shifts from donated commodities and unemployment contributing. Households paid $217.8 million to receive $536.4 million in stamps in November.
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Ford
Puerto Rico
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